Petroleum industry
Oil Prices Plummet to 8-Week Low Amid Rise in Fuel Stockpiles and Anemic Demand
Market expectations of rising fuel stockpiles and months of anemic demand have kept a lid on oil prices, sending benchmark U.S. crude-oil futures to a fresh eight-week low. The decline comes as the world's biggest oil consumer, the U.S., is seen to have stockpiles of refined